Assessing and modelling ecosystems’ dynamic processes to guide restoration activities and to improve models used for climate
HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-05
Amount not specified
17/09/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Assessing and modelling ecosystems’ dynamic processes to guide restoration activities and to improve models used for climate Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Enhanced capacity of national competent authorities, decision-makers and practitioners to implement restoration activities based on updated knowledge and modelling tools.
• Full integration of nature restoration considerations into climate and land-use policy modelling frameworks.
• Contribution to the European Climate Law objectives by promoting nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation.
• Greater coherence and mutual support between biodiversity and climate policies, delivering co-benefits for sectoral strategies.
Scope Requirements
• Support EU Nature Restoration Regulation implementation by modelling:
– Good condition thresholds under the Habitats Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
– Favourable reference area values for habitats and ecosystems.
– Species ecological needs (habitat quantity/quality) and habitat–species linkages.
– Connectivity, functionality and coherence of Natura 2000 and marine reserve networks.
– Analysis of restoration pathways for short-term (2030) and long-term (2040-2050) biodiversity targets.
• Select and clearly indicate either Area A (terrestrial focus) or Area B (marine focus).
• Build on existing projects and IPBES scenarios and models assessments.
• Allocate resources for active collaboration and integration with other selected projects under this topic.
• Plan concrete cooperation activities (to be defined later) with ESA’s Future EO programme, Horizon-CL 6-2025-01-BIODIV-04 and BIODIV-06.
• Engage with the EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity and Bio Agora.
Special Conditions
• Proposals must clearly specify Area A or Area B.
• If using satellite data, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• Do not contact ESA or its projects during proposal preparation.
• Allocate sufficient budget for coordination with ESA, KCBD and Bio Agora.
• Ensure data workflows are FAIR-by-design; consider real-time data feeds and EOSC storage/access.
• Transparency requirements extend beyond documentation to protocols, code and assumptions.
• Citizen science approaches are encouraged but not mandatory.
• Adhere to all Horizon Europe admissibility, eligibility, evaluation and MGA conditions (General Annexes A–G).
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:17/09/2025
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